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The anticipation of his death by the writer in the poem Crossing The Bar poem is expressed in metaphorical language. This poem represents Tennyson’s beliefs in the immortality of the soul and in the existence of a Divine spirit. Here, dying is compared to a ship’s crossing the bar. His journey from this world to… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of “Crossing the Bar” by Lord Alfred Tennyson: 2022
”By an Evolutionist” is written by the English poet Alfred Lord Tennyson. Alfred Lord Tennyson was born in Somersby, England on August 6 1809, twenty years after the start of French Revolution & toward the end of Napoleonic Wars. He became the Poet Laureate upon the death of Wordsworth in 1850. The complex poem was… Continue reading Analysis of ‘By an Evolutionist’ by Alfred Tennyson: 2022
About the poet of Morte D’Arthur: Born in 1809 in England, Alfred Lord Tennyson turned out to be one of the most famous as well as loved poets of the Victorian era. Tennyson escaped home in 1827 to attend Trinity College, Cambridge. At the age of 41, he had established himself as the most popular… Continue reading Morte D’Arthur: Summary and Analysis: 2022
This poem by Alfred Tennyson is about the story of a widow who has just received the body of her husband, who seems to have been a soldier and was wounded in a war. The widow’s maidens weep profusely but later get worried when the widow is shell-shocked and cannot emote any sorrow. They try… Continue reading Home They Brought Her Warrior Dead: Summary and Analysis: 2022
Introduction to the Poet: Alfred Tennyson was born in 1809 at Somersby in Lincolnshire as the son of a clergyman. After schooling at Louth, he proceeded to Trinity College, Cambridge. Here, he won the Chancellor’s Medal for a poem on Timbuctoo. At the age twelve, he wrote an epic poem of 6000 lines and wrote a… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of The Splendor Falls On Castle Walls by Tennyson: 2022
Introduction to the Poet: Alfred Tennyson was born in 1809 at Somersby in Lincolnshire as the son of a clergyman. After schooling at Louth, he proceeded to Trinity College, Cambridge. Here, he won the Chancellor’s Medal for a poem on Timbuctoo. At the age twelve, he wrote an epic poem of 6000 lines and wrote a… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of Come Into The Garden, Maud by Tennyson: 2022
About Alfred L. Tennyson: One of the most popular British poets, Alfred Lord Tennyson excelled at penning short lyrics. Born in 1809 in a noble and royal ancestry, he started writing poetry during his teens and to further polish his talent, joined the Trinity College, Cambridge. During his career, Tennyson also attempted drama, but his plays… Continue reading Tears Idle Tears Summary and Analysis by Alfred Tennyson: 2022
Whether or not Alfred Tennyson was the greatest of the Victorian poets, as affirmed by many critics today, there is no doubt that, i.e., he was the most popular of poets. In his own lifetime On the bookshelves of almost every family of readers in England and the United States, from 1850 onward, were the… Continue reading The Lotus Eaters: Summary and Analysis: 2022
About the Poet: Lord Alfred Tennyson (August 1809- October 1892) was a Poet Laureate of Great Britain and Ireland during the reign of Queen Victoria. While he still remains one of Britain’s most popular poets till date, some of his short-lyrical works include “Break, Break, Break”, “Tears, Idle Tears” and “Crossing the Bar”. His work… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of The Passing of Arthur by Tennyson: 2022
Introduction to the Poet: Alfred Tennyson, son of Reverend George Tennyson and Elizabeth Fetcher was born on 6th August, 1809 at Lincolnshire, England. From childhood, he exhibited a knack for writing. At the age of twelve, he wrote a poem of 6000 lines and at the tender age of fourteen, he wrote a drama of blank… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of Spring by Tennyson: 2022
